St. Louis Crime Boss Used Police Database?
Peter Shinkle writes in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Adrian Minnis ran a heroin distribution ring that was violent and tightly knit, making it difficult for informers to penetrate it, federal authorities say.
The gang also had a secret weapon: It cultivated a police officer to dig into a law enforcement database to figure out which of its customers might be undercover informers, according to an indictment filed against Minnis and 20 other alleged ring members.
There is no indication the officer actually identified an informer, or that his prying into the REJIS database led to anyone being hurt. Yet the accusation against St. Louis police Officer Antoine Gordon, who has since resigned, suggests that crime rings can target REJIS or other databases to insulate themselves against investigations.
posted by Fergie @ 11/29/2005 06:47:00 AM
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